The horse race heats up...

A driver is stuck in a traffic jam on US 95 South, just outside of
Washington. Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and asks, "What happened?" "What's
the holdup?"

"The Republicans have kidnapped Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Jesse
Jackson, Al Sharpton, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer and John
Kerry. They are asking for a $10 million ransom. Otherwise, they are
going to douse them with gasoline and set them on fire. We are going
from car to car, taking up a collection."

The driver asks, "On average how much is everyone giving?"

"About a gallon."

(Admin's note: This story, submitted by a local Republican, emphasizes the only solutions the Republicans have for any of our problems require oil.)